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RIC IV Severus Alexander 481

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RIC IV Severus Alexander 481, Sestertius, Bronze, struck at Rome, 228–228 AD. Obverse: bust of severus alexander, laureate, draped, right. Reverse: severus alexander (dressed as romulus?), bare-headed, walking right, carrying spear in right hand and trophy in left hand. Weight about 26.7 g.
obverse RIC IV Severus Alexander 481
obverse: Bust of Severus Alexander, laureate, draped, right
reverse RIC IV Severus Alexander 481
reverse: Severus Alexander (dressed as Romulus?), bare-headed, walking right, carrying spear in right hand and trophy in left hand
mint Rome weight 26.72g (1)
ruler Severus Alexander diameter ⌀ (0)
denomination Sestertius axis 12↕ (1)
material Bronze technique Struck
country Roman Empire dataset OCRE — Online Coins of the Roman Empire
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obverse

Bust of Severus Alexander, laureate, draped, right

IMP CAES M AVR SEV ALEXANDER AVG
reverse

Severus Alexander (dressed as Romulus?), bare-headed, walking right, carrying spear in right hand and trophy in left hand

P M TR P VII COS II P P S C
specimens (2)
British Museum 26.72g 12↕
British Museum (RIC IV)

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RIC IV Severus Alexander 481 (ric.4.sa.481), 228–228 AD. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/ric-iv-severus-alexander-481/ (accessed: 2026-09-09). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA

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